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WAR RACOON
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: WAR RACOON
- Nationality: U.K.
- Official Number: 143939
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 251.00
- Width: 43.58
- Depth: 20.58
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 2243.00
- Net Tonnage: 1315.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00003
Vessel History
- Rebuilds:
- History:
- Disposition: Sprang a leak and foundered, June 2, 1958, near Mormugao, on voyage from Moulmein for Karachi.
Build Information
- Builder: British American Ship Building Co., Ltd.
- Place Built: Welland, Ontario
- Year Built: 1919
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| The Shipping Controller (Tyzack & Branfoot, Mgrs.) |
1919 - 1920 |
U.K. |
143939 |
| Soc. Mar. & Comm. du Pacifique |
1920 - 1925 |
FRANCE |
|
| Cie Nationale de Navigation |
1925 - 1929 |
FRANCE |
|
| Soc. Gen. de Transactions Industrielles |
1929 - 1931 |
FRANCE |
|
| Cie Franco-Africaine de Nav. |
1931 - 1936 |
FRANCE |
|
| A.G. Pappadakis |
1936 - 1940 |
GREECE |
|
| Seized, 1940, at Casablanca by Vichy authorities. |
1940 - 1942 |
FRANCE |
|
| Seized, 1942, by Italian Government |
1942 - 1944 |
ITALY |
|
| Returned to A.G. Pappadakis |
1944 - 1947 |
GREECE |
|
| Merivienti O/Y |
1947 - 1953 |
FINLAND |
|
| Laiva O/Y Roine (Varustamo Heusala) |
1953 - 1957 |
FINLAND |
|
| Mount Olympus Steamship Co. |
1957 - 1958 |
LIBERIA |
|
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| SHOURAGALLUS |
1920 - 1925 |
FRANCE |
|
| PRAIRIAL |
1925 - 1929 |
FRANCE |
|
| SARA |
1929 - 1931 |
FRANCE |
|
| KAMSA |
1931 - 1936 |
FRANCE |
|
| ELISE |
1936 - 1940 |
GREECE |
|
| TROPIQUE |
1940 - 1942 |
FRANCE |
|
| FIRENZE |
1942 - 1944 |
ITALY |
|
| ELISE |
1944 - 1947 |
GREECE |
|
| EERO |
1947 - 1953 |
FINLAND |
|
| ROINE |
1953 - 1957 |
FINLAND |
|
| MOUNT DELPHI |
1957 - 1958 |
LIBERIA |
|
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